Senate investigators have obtained a copy of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s cellphone from the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially giving lawmakers access to new information about the former government health official’s communications and actions during the outbreak. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, chairman…
A Republican-led Senate committee voted Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after the former government health official repeatedly refused to answer questions about the COVID-19 pandemic and U.S.-funded research, invoking his Fifth Amendment rights 111 times…
Vice President JD Vance is urging Congress to turn the Trump administration’s anti-fraud measures into federal law, warning that a future Democratic administration could otherwise dismantle the work being done to protect taxpayer money. Vance made the push Wednesday during…
Embattled Republican Rep. Max Miller missed a key Wednesday deadline to withdraw from his reelection race, complicating efforts by Republicans to replace him as he faces mounting allegations of abuse that he has strongly denied. Miller remained in the race…
Newly declassified documents reveal that the FBI secretly opened an investigation into whether President Donald Trump was acting on behalf of Russia after he fired then-FBI Director James Comey in 2017. The investigation, code-named “Oxferd Comma,” was launched in May…
The Senate confirmed President Trump’s nominee Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday, giving the agency its first permanent leader in nearly a year. Schwartz was approved in a 51-44 vote, with…
Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar’s bid for a third term in Congress came to an abrupt end after Michigan state Rep. Donavan McKinney defeated him in the Democratic primary for the state’s 13th Congressional District. McKinney, a Detroit-area lawmaker backed by…
Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina announced Wednesday that he is ending his campaign for a third term in Congress, just two days after the House Ethics Committee recommended that he be censured over what investigators described as “unprofessional…
The United States, Iran and Oman are reportedly closing in on a temporary agreement that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz without allowing Tehran to charge tolls, potentially delivering a major breakthrough after weeks of disrupted commercial shipping and escalating…
The United States could be just hours away from a breakthrough agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent saying Tuesday that a deal with Iran could be completed “today or tomorrow.” Bessent expressed optimism during…
